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Steven Sund
EducationJohns Hopkins University
Alma materNaval Postgraduate School
Police career
DepartmentUnited States Capitol Police
RankChief

Steven A. Sund is an American police officer serving as the tenth Chief of the United States Capitol Police.

Education

Sund received a B.S. and M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and a M.A. in Homeland Security from the Naval Postgraduate School.[1]

Career

Sund was sworn in as the tenth Chief of Police in June 2019. He joined the United States Capitol Police in 2017 as the Assistant Chief of Police and Chief of Operations.[1]

Sund served with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia for more than 25 years. He retired from the Metropolitan Police Department as the Commander of the Special Operations Division, within the Homeland Security Bureau. In this assignment, then-Commander Sund oversaw a number of specialized units to include the Emergency Response Team; Aviation and Harbor Units; Horse Mounted and Canine Units; Special Events/Dignitary Protection Branch; Major Crash and Commercial Motor Carrier Enforcement; Automated Traffic Enforcement, and the Domestic Security Operations Unit. During his career, Sund coordinated a number of National Special Security Events by the Department of Homeland Security, to include the 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013 presidential inaugurations.[1]

Sund is a recognized expert in critical incident management and active shooter preparedness and response.[citation needed] His experience involved being the on-scene incident commander on the 2009 shooting at the National Holocaust Museum, the 2012 shooting at the Family Research Council, and the 2013 active shooter incident at the Washington Navy Yard. Sund has also handled criminal barricade and hostage situations.[1]

Sund has been an instructor with the United States Secret Service in the area of major events planning and has taught Incident Command System at the George Washington University as an adjunct professor. Prior to coming to the United States Capitol Police, he worked in the private sector for a nonprofit science, technology, and strategy organization as a director in the area of National Security and Intelligence.[1]

Sund was Chief during the 2021 United States Capitol riots, during which the Capitol Police were overwhelmed,[2] insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building, being able to reach the chambers of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. Four people died during the ensuing riot including one individual who was shot by law enforcement defending the Capitol.[3] It was the first time since 1814 that the Capitol building had been breached.[4] The following day House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Sund's resignation.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Executive Team". United States Capitol Police. Retrieved April 26, 2020.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Gurman, Aruna Viswanatha and Sadie (2021-01-07). "Capitol Police Weren't Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. ^ Sandler, Rachel. "Four Dead, 45 Arrested Amid Pro-Trump Capitol Riots". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-01-07. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  4. ^ Salo, Jackie (2021-01-06). "US Capitol building invaded for first time since War of 1812". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. ^ "Pelosi calls for resignation of Capitol Police chief". Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

Further reading

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